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The camp was for you men between the ages of 18-25.
What is the civilian conservation corps (CCC)?
100
insured individual bank deposits up to $5,000
What is Federal Deposit Insurance corporation (FDIC)?
100
It was to protect investors and guard against stock fraud. They regulate companies that sell stocks and bonds.
What is the Securities and exchange commission (SEC)?
100
provided job traning and work for people ages 16-25
What is National Youth Administration (NYA)?
200
It was created to distribute $500 million in relief aid to state and local agencies. It provided the government direct grants.
What is the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)?
200
it simulated industrial and business activity and reduced unemployment.
What is the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)?
200
insured bank loans for building and repairing houses
What is Federal Housing Administration(FHA)?
300
paid farmers to reduce crops, funded by a tax on food processors
What is Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
300
they encouraged buisnesses to draw up "codes of fair competition".
What is the National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
300
Employed people to do artistic, public-works, and research projects
What is Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
400
Constructed dams and power plants to improve social and economic welfare in the region
What is Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
400
one of the two new federal agencies created to achieve the goals of the NIRA in 1933.
What is the Public Works Administration (PWA)?
400
promoted control and prevention of soil erosion
What is Soil conservation Service (SCS)?
500
It gave people low-interest long term mortgage loans.
What is the Home owners loan corporation (HOLC)?
500
it was for Americans who wanted jobs, not handouts. Most of these jobs were federal, state, and local "make-work" projects.
What is the Civil works Administration (CWA)?
500
provided electricity to rural areas lacking public utilities.
What is Rural Electrification Administration (REA)?